Good afternoon, im the director and associate fellows of the american society. Im happy to host this panel, last december, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won in july 2018 in a landslide victory on a left wing platform that would promote the respect of human rights improve the economy, work to end the ongoing drug war, and address corruption at all levels of government. For many mexicans, amlo has represented a paradigm shift from the governance of the past few decades and sees himself as a remedy to ineffective government responses to corruption and violence. Yesterday marked the First Anniversary of his inauguration and during his first year in office, amlo has enjoyed a record high approval rating. However, in the past year hes also faced challenges on many fronts including mexicos security, economy, and migration. Today, we will discuss his Campaign Promises, how they have fared in this first year, and what to expect going forward. Today, im joined by four experts, carlos is associate
Good afternoon, im the director and associate fellows of the american society. Im happy to host this panel, last december, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won in july 2018 in a landslide victory on a left wing platform that would promote the respect of human rights improve the economy, work to end the ongoing drug war, and address corruption at all levels of government. For many mexicans, amlo has represented a paradigm shift from the governance of the past few decades and sees himself as a remedy to ineffective government responses to corruption and violence. Yesterday marked the First Anniversary of his inauguration and during his first year in office, amlo has enjoyed a record high approval rating. However, in the past year hes also faced challenges on many fronts including mexicos security, economy, and migration. Today, we will discuss his Campaign Promises, how they have fared in this first year, and what to expect going forward. Today, im joined by four experts, carlos is associate
Try to understand where is this proclaimed nationalist president going to be on some of the key issues . Theyre also going to be seeing and listening for whether he meddles rhetorically even in the upcoming uk election. Which is coming up the Americas Program here at csis and its my pleasure to welcome you today. We are very excited to host such a distinguished panel to discuss this timely topic. Last december on Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, better known as amro, he won in july of 2018 in a landslide victory on a leftwing platform that promised to, among other things, promote the respect of human rights, improve the economy, work to end the ongoing drug war, and address corruption at all levels of government. For many mexicans, amlo has represented a paradigm shift from the governance of the past few decades and sees himself as a remedy to ineffective government responses to corruption and violence. Yesterday marked the First Anniversary of his inauguration and during his first year in
Experiment has been so successful, that much of the rest of the world would like to come here and be a part of it, and thats at the root of the Immigration Crisis at the southern border which once again dominated headlines. On monday a delegation of democrats including alexandria ocasiocortez went to visit the official Detention Centers housing many wouldbe americans at the southern border. Now, ms. Ocasiocortez who has famously described these facilities as concentration camps didnt find any gas chambers or evidence of torture, but she did claim to find conditions. She described as indefensible. They put them in rooms with no running water, and these women were being told by officers to drink out of the toilet. They were Drinking Water out of the toilet. Gerry now, border officials deny these allegations, and they say the people are being treated as humanely as possible, but no one denies the facilities are absolutely overwhelmed. Now, theres a simple reason for that, a surge in peopl
American in fact, the experiment has been so successful, that much of the rest of the world would like to come here and be a part of it, and thats at the root of the Immigration Crisis at the southern border which once again dominated headlines. On monday a delegation of democrats including alexandria ocasiocortez went to visit the official Detention Centers housing many wouldbe americans at the southern border. Now, ms. Ocasiocortez who has famously described these facilities as concentration camps didnt find any gas chambers or evidence of torture, but she did claim to find conditions. She described as indefensible. They put them in rooms with no running water, and these women were being told by officers to drink out of the toilet. They were Drinking Water out of the toilet. Gerry now, border officials deny these allegations, and they say the people are being treated as humanely as possible, but no one denies the facilities are absolutely overwhelmed. Now, theres a simple reason for